Sierra Leone’s main opposition party the All People’s Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Samura Kamara has yesterday returned to Sierra Leone after a week-long trip to the United States.
According to reports, Kamara left the US on Friday night after engaging US Congressional Leaders, senators, head of human rights organizations, Democratic institutional leaders, representatives at the Carter Center, and other Sierra Leoneans living in America in a town hall meeting.
The APC presidential candidate visit to the US was reportedly focused on important talks related to his presidential aspirations. In so doing, he spoke with members of the Sierra Leonean community, spoke with US Congressional and Senate Officials, and went to the Voice of America office while in the United States.
He also reportedly had meetings with senior US government representatives to talk about possible socio-political, economic bargains and other alliance between Sierra Leone and the US in the event that he wins the 24 June general elections.
Kamara travelled with others, including; APC’s Duputy Chairman, Ambassador Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Frankly Bai Kargbo Esq., former Anti Corruption commissioner, Ady Macauley Esq., and his assistants.